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J. Luther Morris

J. Luther Morris

Jun 17, 2020

J. Luther Morris, 88, of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in McKee, Kentucky on February 7, 1932 to parents, Leonard and Cora Lee (Little) Morris. Luther was a Class of 1951 graduate of Middletown High School and remained an avid Middies fan. He was a member of the Iron Workers...

James C. Smith

James C. Smith

Jun 16, 2020

James C. "Jim" Smith 84, of West Chester Township, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Heritagespring of West Chester. He was born in Woodbine, Kentucky on August 23, 1935 to parents, the late Steve and Lela Opal (Terrell) Smith. Jim had worked as a rail-car inspector for CSX, retiring in 1997 after 40 years. He was a veteran of...

Effie Westerman

Effie Westerman

Jun 12, 2020

Effie Westerman 79, of Franklin, died on Friday, June 12, 2020 at Hillspring of Springboro. She was born on March 03, 1941 in Elliott County, KY to Orville and Florence (Stevens) Burton. Effie is survived by her husband Gary Westerman, Children; Tammy Massey, Michael (Nailya) Westerman and Donna Woodby, sister Ruby DeAnthony, 9 Grand Children and 9 Great Grand Children....

Cheryll E. Kelhoffer

Cheryll E. Kelhoffer

Jun 9, 2020

Cheryll E. Kelhoffer was born on April 2, 1953 being 67 years, 67 days, 14 hours and 31 minutes of age at the time of her passing on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Cheryll devoted her time to making a loving home for her family and will be greatly missed by her loving husband, Lynn H. Kelhoffer; two daughters, Jackie Froelicher...

Beverly A. Fouch

Beverly A. Fouch

Jun 7, 2020

Beverly A. Fouch, 81, of Middletown, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2020 at Ohio's Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. She was born in Middletown on November 3, 1938 to parents Vernon and Ella Mae (Day) Yenser. Beverly had worked at the Christ United Methodist Church Daycare, where she was also a church member. Beverly is survived by her...

James Wallace "Wally" Williams

James Wallace "Wally" Williams

Jun 5, 2020

James Wallace “Wally” Williams, 84, of Monroe, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020 at Hospice of Butler and Warren Counties. He was born in Hazard, Kentucky on July 8, 1935 to parents Charles E. and Beulah (Sizemore) Williams Jr. Wally worked as a Quality Control Mill Rep at AK Steel for 38 years, retiring in 1992. He later worked...

Gordon E. Burns

Gordon E. Burns

Jun 3, 2020

Gordon E. Burns, 86, of Fairfield Township, died on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Middletown on September 6, 1933 to parents Clifford and Lillian (Reichel) Burns. Gordon graduated from Trenton High School in 1948. He then worked for Aeronca for 40 years and following that he worked in purchasing for Mead Corporation for five...

Thomas James Fiessinger

Thomas James Fiessinger

May 31, 2020

Thomas James Fiessinger, 57, of Springboro, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Middletown on January 21, 1963 to parents, Dr. James and Florence (Muzzarelli) Fiessinger, who both predeceased him. Tom earned his degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Miami University and his MBA from the University of Dayton. He loved aviation and took...

Carma Spicer

Carma Spicer

May 30, 2020

Carma Spicer, 91, of Middletown died Saturday May 30, 2020 at Atrium Medical Center. Mrs. Spicer was born in Middletown, OH on November 7, 1928 to Adrian and Edna (Fields) Osborne. In early years she had worked at GC Murphy in Middletown and later worked several years as a cook for Dutch Pantry in Monroe. Carma was a member of...

Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

May 30, 2020

Kenneth R. Rogers, 92, of Middletown passed away Saturday May 30, 2020 at Hospice of Butler and Warren Counties. He was born in Akron, Ohio on September 19, 1927 to parents Cecil and Ruby (Barker) Rogers. The family moved to Kentucky and lived there until 1934. They moved to Middletown in 1934 and his dad started a business out on...

Danny W. Roark

Danny W. Roark

May 29, 2020

Danny W. Roark 67, of Carlisle, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020 at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Middletown on October 19, 1952 to parents Lawerence and Alma (Highley) Roark. Danny has been a HAM Radio operator for many years. He also enjoyed being outdoors, shooting, fishing and riding his motorcycle. But his biggest joys were being...

James N. Demostenes

James N. Demostenes

May 26, 2020

James N. Demostenes, 59, of Middletown died May 26, 2020 at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Middletown on June 4, 1960 to parents Paul & Shirley (Oakley) Demostenes. Mr. Demostenes is survived by his sisters, Diana (Roger) Markert & Debbie (Mike) Harter; step-sisters, Debbie (Bob) Arthur & Kelly (Tony) Turner; and step-brothers, Donnie (Marcy) Melton & Todd (Rhonda)...

Timothy Robert O'Connor

Timothy Robert O'Connor

May 26, 2020

Timothy O'Connor, 75, of Middletown, died on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Middletown on March 2, 1945 to parents, Robert and Frances (Price) O'Connor. He is survived by his wife, Carol; daughter, Tina (Jason) Kunkel, of Cincinnati; son, Brian (Jenna) O'Connor of Spokane, WA; sister, Barbara (Paul) Donley of Hendersonville, TN; daughter-in-law of the...

Mary Mikula

Mary Mikula

May 25, 2020

Mary Mikula, 95, of Middletown, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020 at Ohio's Hospice of Butler & Warren Counties. She was born in Czechoslovakia on March 12, 1925 to Carl and Ann Sakala. Mary devoted her time to making a loving home for her family and she was a member of Holy Family Parish. Mary is survived by her...

Richard "Rick" Fouch

Richard "Rick" Fouch

May 20, 2020

Richard V. "Rick" Fouch, 63, formerly of Middletown, died on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Locust Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation in Williamsburg, Ohio. He was born in Middletown on December 19, 1956 to parents, Ronald and Beverly A. (Yenser) Fouch. Rick was an avid Ohio State Buckeye fan. In addition to his parents, Rick is survived by his sisters, Sharon...

Bob Nichols

Bob Nichols

May 19, 2020

Bobby Nichols, 56, of Middletown, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Atrium Medical Center. He was born in Middletown on September 9, 1963. Bob was a firefighter/paramedic with the City of Middletown Fire Department for many years. He attended Turning Point Church. Bob is survived by his fiance, Jeannie Yazell; three sons, Josh (Karissa) Nichols, Jacob Nichols &...

Robert A. Murphy

Robert A. Murphy

May 15, 2020

Robert A. Murphy, 69 of Middletown Ohio, died Friday, May 15, 2020 at his home. He was born in Middletown Ohio on August 27, 1950 to parents Robert J. Murphy and Phyllis J (Wasson) Murphy. Robert “Bobby” Murphy is a graduate of Lemon Monroe High School, where he was active in a variety of sports and described as an exceptional...

Eleanor M. Bishop

Eleanor M. Bishop

May 14, 2020

Eleanor M. Bishop 84, of Middletown, died on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Ohio Living Mt. Pleasant. She was born on October 25, 1935 in Middletown to Arno and Mary (Chupka) Krause Jr. She was a member of the first graduating class from Fenwick High School in 1953. Eleanor and her husband Tom were the owners and operators of Bishops...

Gino Dicristoforo

Gino Dicristoforo

May 12, 2020

Gino DiCristoforo, of Middletown, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Gino was born on July 28, 1929 in Chieti, Italy to Antonio and Rosalia DiCristoforo, both deceased. Gino grew up in Italy and served in the Italian Army. He came to the United States in 1952, to work at Armco Steel. He worked for Armco Steel for 38 years,...

Jeanne L. Creekbaum

Jeanne L. Creekbaum

May 3, 2020

Jeanne L. (Hiteshue) Creekbaum, 77, from Monroe, Ohio, died on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Ohio's Hospice of Dayton. She was born in Middletown on December 6, 1942 to parents Russell G. and Lavinia B. (Nichols) Hiteshue. Jeanne worked as a machine operator for Pepperidge Farms for 20 years, retiring in 2006. Jeanne is survived by her six children, Kimberly...

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